-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A group of Columbus , Ohio , police officers hopped on the Powerball bandwagon , but unlike the majority of ticket buyers , the players will walk away from the frenzy $ 1 million richer .

The majority of approximately 20 officers work either in the department 's forgery or auto theft unit , according to department spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner .

`` It 's nothing anyone can really retire from , but a lot of people are going to have a nice holiday season , '' said Weiner , who was not involved in the pool that purchased the tickets .

The group 's ticket had the five winning numbers , but their Powerball number was one off from the winning Powerball 6 -- a not-so-lucky number 5 , according to Weiner .

The group planned to come forward late Thursday , according to the Ohio Lottery Commission . Once confirmed , they officers will share the winnings .

Wednesday night 's drawing produced 58 $ 1 million tickets and eight $ 2 million tickets , according to the Multi-State Lottery Association .

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CNN 's Chuck Johnston contributed to this report .

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Police officers share winning ticket

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They missed only the Powerball